8 reasons to avoid extreme sports
People advertise extreme sports events and courses like it’s a safe and cool thing to do. Say oh! But is not! It’s not like learning to play chess or watching a great movie at all.
Here’s why:
1. You can be injured or killed.
It may sound very convincing that the rate of people dying in car accidents is higher than the rate of people dying skydiving. But no matter what statistics they show you, the truth is one: you they can die or at least get seriously injured while playing extreme sports. Happens all the time.
And you know, of course, those who don’t do such stupid things live forever.
2. It will cost you money.
Every extreme sport requires some equipment. For some sports like skateboarding it’s cheaper, for others like scuba diving it’s more expensive, but without exception, playing extreme sports will cost you some of your hard-earned money.
Isn’t it a much better idea to spend your money on trendy brand name t-shirts or cool tech gadgets?
3. Take time.
Most of the time, playing an extreme sport requires you to go to a special place somewhere (water, mountain, hill). It takes time to get there, it takes time to practice, it takes time to go home, it takes time to rest. Sometimes extreme sports can take up all your free time.
Isn’t this sad? You could use this time for activities as cool as playing video games.
4. Your career may suffer.
Extreme sport will not only occupy your time, it will also occupy your brain. You’ll think about it, the good time, the next good time you’ll do it. This often kills motivation at work and makes you wait until the end of the workday.
It is much better to be a good employee, grow your career and get a good stable salary!
5. You can fall in love.
There are two ways you can fall in love: First, you can and will most likely fall in love with the extreme sport you do. This is so bad because of the reason already mentioned. Second, you may fall in love with some of your partners, a coach or instructor.
What an uncomfortable situation, it is much better to stay in your comfort zone and avoid falling in love with crazy things.
6. You will feel bad in the moments when you cannot practice.
You will miss your extreme sport when you are at work, when you are far from the right place, when you don’t have time or money, when the weather is not good… You will miss it all the time. And losing something hurts, believe me.
Life is so much less painful when you have nothing to miss and nothing to lose, isn’t it?
7. Your old friends will think you’re crazy.
I bet they will. Imagine how they will look at you when you tell them you won’t be joining the party on Friday because you have to get up early and go skydiving. They will think you are stupid. Many of them will be bored when you excitedly tell them about your latest mountain biking achievement. Some will even feel bad when they become fitter as a result of extreme sport.
And just think for a minute about the moment you get injured. “I told you, I told you!”
8. You will lose interest in some regular activities
Playing an extreme sport will brainwash you so much that you may lose interest in some regular activities that you now enjoy. It’s not just work. You will stop being interested in interesting things like watching TV shows, playing video games, and even doing fun quizzes on Facebook.
Can you imagine this? Horrible!